Open AccessRisk Stratification for Surgical Site Infections in Colon Cancer
Author(s) -
Ramzi Amri,
Anne M. Dinaux,
Hiroko Kunitake,
Liliana Bordeianou,
David L. Berger
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jama surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 2168-6262
pISSN - 2168-6254
DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.0505
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , cohort , retrospective cohort study , colorectal cancer , incidence (geometry) , cancer , surgical site infection , surgery , optics , physics
Surgical site infections (SSIs) feature prominently in surgical quality improvement and pay-for-performance measures. Multiple approaches are used to prevent or reduce SSIs, prompted by the heavy toll they take on patients and health care budgets. Surgery for colon cancer is not an exception.
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